Initialisierung
German, noun/ɪnɪtsi̯aliˈziːʁʊŋ/
Initialisierung is spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-U-N-G (15 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Initialisierung is a German feminine noun meaning “initialization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Herstellung eines ganz bestimmten Anfangszustandes eines Computers, eines Programms, einer Prozedur oder…”.
What does Initialisierung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinitialization
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Herstellung eines ganz bestimmten Anfangszustandes eines Computers, eines Programms, einer Prozedur oder eines Objekts 2. bei Programmen und sonstigen Software-Einheiten alle Variablen vor der ersten Anwendung zu belegen, um einen korrekten Ablauf des Programms zu gewährleisten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Initialisierung
- Initialisierungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Initialisierung?
- /ɪnɪtsi̯aliˈziːʁʊŋ/
- [ʔɪnɪtsi̯aliˈziːʁʊŋ]
- [ˌinit͡si̯aliˈziːʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Initialisierung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Initialisierung in German?
Initialisierung appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).